Wednesday, June 24, 2015

The "New Rules" of Thinking and the Simple Secrets to Living a Rich, Joyous, and Fulfilled Life

by
Stuart K. Robinson

Tallfellow
Press

Paperback,
$14.95

162
pages

ISBN:
978-1-931290-05-0

Book
Review by Kam Williams

It
All Begins with 'I'

The
"New Rules" of Thinking and the Simple Secrets to Living a
Rich, Joyous and Fulfilled Life

by
Stuart K. Robinson

Tallfellow
Press

Paperback,
$14.95

162
pages

ISBN:
978-1-931290-05-0

Book
Review by Kam Williams

“What is your deepest
desire? Probably the same thing most others really want: a happy and
fulfilled life. When we don't experience life as happy and fulfilled,
our tendency is to look for someone or something to blame, our
parents, our boss, the government, an adversary, and a lengthy list
of others.

However, even if and when
we identify someone to blame, we are struck with with the stunning
truth that we have zero power to change those people or conditions.
And so we feel powerless. That feeling stops now.

In the pages that follow,
you will see that you have all the power you need... And when you
take control... by understanding and steadfastly following the New
Rules of Thinking in this book, you will see miraculous results.”

-- Excerpted from the
Introduction (page xiii)

If
you're in the market for a positive thinking self-help primer, It All
Begins with 'I' certainly fits the bill. The book was written by
Stuart K. Robinson, a motivational speaker and life coach who has
inspired folks all over the world with his “New Rules of Thinking.”
Now, Mr. Robinson has reduced those 14 affirmations to an
easy-to-digest format for those who can't come to see him in person.

You've
probably heard most of his common sense advice before in one form or
another. Take, Rule #6: “I Will Fire the Announcer.” By that, the
author means ignoring that distracting, negative voice in your head
capable of discouraging you via a defeatist attitude. He suggests
that, instead, you “Trust your heart, because you feel it.”

Robinson's
other axioms range from “I Will Determine My Habits” to “I Will
Believe in Myself” to “I Am Who I Think I Am, and I Get What I
Expect.” In terms of more innovative ideas, he devotes an entire
chapter to the difference between the “I” (good) and “Me”
(bad) mentalities.

Previously,
I always assumed that the distinction between those first person
pronouns was merely grammatical. But the author makes a persuasive
case for eschewing the latter one, suggesting that having limiting
thoughts like “What about me?” can be very self-destructive.

Robinson
closes his optimistic opus with a trio of big secrets: the secret to
a happy life, the secret to getting anything you want in two weeks,
and the secret to finding out who you really are. Far be it from me
to spoil those tips beyond relating that “happiness is yours”
provided you follow Mr. Robinson's step-by-step path to total bliss.

Total
fulfillment for just $14.95, if you're inclined to give it a shot.

To
order a copy of It All Begins with 'I': The "New Rules" of
Thinking and the Simple Secrets to Living a Rich, Joyous and
Fulfilled Life, visit:

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